Duane Paul Ludwig (born August 4, 1978) is an American Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is the former Middleweight Muay Thai world champion, and currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championships in their welterweight and lightweight divisions. He holds the official fastest knockout record in the UFC after his win against Jonathan Goulet.

Kickboxing career[link]

Duane started practicing Muay Thai when he was 15 years old. He would have a successful amateur career winning twelve of his fourteen bouts and picking up three IKF International Kickboxing Federation Muay Thai national and regional titles. He turned professional in 2000 when he defeated Terrance Jones at a Ring of Fire event, in what was a rematch from their amateur days. At the end of the year Duane won his first pro title by winning the W.K.A. US national title, which he followed with the I.M.T.C. title the next year. He had his first real challenge in 2001 when he faced world champion Alex Gong for his I.S.K.A. belt at a K-1 event in Las Vegas. The title went the distance with the young Ludwig being handing his first professional defeat. There was some controversy about the decision as some thought that despite a shaky start Ludwig had shaded it.^[1]

In 2002 Duane dropped down in weight to 70 kg to take part in a qualifying tournament for the first ever K-1 MAX world final. He won the four man tournament, defeating no. 1 ranked I.K.F. fighter Ole Laursen in the final to book his place to Tokyo.^[2] At the finals Ludwig was drawn against home favourite Masato, and despite his best efforts was unable to make the semi finals, being outclassed by the local fighter over three rounds to lose by unanimous decision. He would get another shot at K-1 MAX glory the following year in Saitama, Japan and went one better, reaching the semi finals where he lost to 2002 K-1 MAX champion Albert Kraus. In 2004 he won his last Muay Thai title where he finally got his hands on the a world title, defeating Thai Mongkhon Wiwasuk by decision after five rounds to win the I.S.K.A. world title, something Ludwig considers one of his proudest ever moments.^[3] The title fight was also notable as the belt had previously been held by Alex Gong - a rematch between him and Ludwig had been on the card since their bout in 2001 but Gong died in 2003. After this victory Duane would become increasingly involved in MMA at the expense of his kickboxing career, although he would have a number of K-1 fights up until 2006, finishing with a 4-7-1 record with the organization.

Mixed martial arts career[link]

Duane started practicing Muay Thai when he was 15 years old. Ludwig was trained by Bas Rutten during his early career.

Unofficial fastest knockout in the UFC[link]

At UFC Fight Night 3, Ludwig faced Jonathan Goulet. Ludwig won the fight via quick knockout, though many fans disagreed with the timekeeping of the finish, which was 11 seconds despite the referee pulling Ludwig away from Goulet at around the 6 second mark. Following multiple online campaigns to overturn the timekeeping error,^[4] on Christmas Eve 2011, UFC President Dana White informed Ludwig that he was being given the official fastest knockout time.^[4] Two days later, Keith Kizer and the Nevada State Athletic Commission denied that Ludwig would be given the record, with Kizer stating: "There's no legal avenue to overturn it" before going on to say "I timed it myself with a stopwatch. It was eight seconds. Officially, it's got to stay at 11 seconds, but unofficially, it could be at eight."^[4] Two days later, Dana White, along with his production crew posted a video to YouTube showing the times of UFC fights that hold the "Fastest Knockout" tag. Ludwig's knockout was timed at 6.06 seconds, compared to Chan Sung Jung's knockout at 6.26 seconds and Todd Duffee's knockout at 7.56 seconds.^[5] As of December 2011, the official Athletic Commission record of Ludwig's fight is 11 seconds^[6] but the UFC regards Ludwig's fight as the fastest knockout. As of May 15, 2012 Ludwig holds the record for fastest KO at 6.06 seconds.

Return To UFC[link]

On December 17, it was announced that Ludwig was set to return to the UFC at UFC 108, facing Jim Miller, replacing an injured Sean Sherk. He lost to Jim Miller via armbar in the first round.

Ludwig was scheduled to face Spencer Fisher on March 21, 2010 at UFC LIVE: Vera vs. Jones,^[7] but Fisher was forced off the card with an injury. Ludwig instead faced UFC newcomer Darren Elkins.^[8] Ludwig lost via TKO after he suffered a serious ankle injury during the first round.^[9][10]

Ludwig moved up to the Welterweight Division to face Nick Osipczak on November 13, 2010 at UFC 122.^[11] The fight was supposed to be on the preliminary part of the event, but a last minute illness to main card fighter Alessio Sakara moved the bout to the main card. Ludwig scored with strikes, including multiple grazing headkicks in the first round until Osipczak landed a combination, buckling the veteran. The round ended with Osipczak landing ground and pound from the top, bloodying Ludwig. The second round was pretty even with mixed striking exchanges and takedown attempts. The third round saw Ludwig land a big left early on and basically stalk Osipczak the rest of the round, scoring but failing to finish as Osipczak was seemingly out on his feet, walking away from exchanges and covering up.^[12] The bout was Ludwig's first since an eight-month recovery from a severe leg injury.^[13] Ludwig won by split decision.

Ludwig was expected to face Amir Sadollah on March 26, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 24, but was unable to fight due to a sternum injury. James Wilks took his place in the match instead.^[14][15]

Ludwig vs. Sadollah eventually took place on August 14, 2011 at UFC on Versus 5.^[16] Ludwig won the fight via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).^[17] Ludwig outstruck and rocked Sadollah in both the first and second rounds while also showing greatly improved takedown defense throughout the fight.

Ludwig next faced Josh Neer on January 20, 2012 at UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller.^[18] Despite hurting Neer on several occasions via punches, Ludwig lost the fight via technical submission in the first round.

Ludwig fought Dan Hardy on May 26, 2012 at UFC 146.^[19] Ludwig suffered a knockout loss to Hardy when he was hit by a flush left hook and follow up elbows.

Personal life[link]

Duane and his wife have one daughter.^[20] The couple had their second child, a son named Duane Jr., on November 9, 2010.^[21] In October 2010 Duane opened his flagship Muay Thai/Mixed Martial Arts School, "BANG Muay Thai Inc." at 303 Training Center in Westminster, CO

Championships and accomplishments[link]

Professional American and Thai Kickboxing

• 2004 I.S.K.A. Muay Thai Light Middleweight world champion -72.5 kg
• 2002 K-1 World MAX USA champion -70 kg
• 2001 I.M.T.C. Muay Thai Super Middleweight North American champion -76 kg
• 2000 W.K.A. Muay Thai Super Middleweight USA title -76 kg

Amateur American and Thai Kickboxing

• 1999 I.K.F. Fighter of the Year
• 1999 I.K.F. Muay Thai light middleweight U.S amateur tournament champion -72.5 kg
• 1999 I.K.F. Muay Thai super middleweight U.S amateur champion -78 kg
• 1999 I.K.F. Regional Middleweight Muay Thai Champion

MMA

• 2003 U.C.C. World Lightweight champion -70 kg
• 2000 Extreme Shoot Fighting Lightweight Champion -70 kg

Mixed martial arts record[link]

Professional Kickboxing Record[link]

Professional Kickboxing Record

48 Wins (9 (T)KO's), 7 Losses, 1 Draw Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2006-08-12 Draw Fernando Calleros K-1 World GP 2006 Las Vegas II Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Decision Draw 3 3:00 2005-08-13 Loss Remy Bonnel K-1 World GP 2005 Las Vegas II Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2005-07-20 Loss Ramon Dekkers K-1 World MAX 2005 Final, Super Fight Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2004-11-06 Loss Fuji Chalmsak Titans 1st Kitakyushu, Japan KO 3 1:15 2004-10-13 Win William Diender K-1 World MAX 2004 Champions' Challenge Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 2004-07-07 Win Serkan Yilmaz K-1 World MAX 2004 Final, Reserve Fight Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2004-04-07 Loss John Wayne Parr K-1 World MAX 2004 Open Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Fails to qualify for K-1 World MAX 2004 Final although he will be invited to take part in a reserve fight. 2004-01-10 Win Malapaiet Sitprapom Ring of Fire 11: Bring it On, Douglas County Event Center[22] Castle Rock, CO Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Wins vacant I.S.K.A. Muay Thai Light Middleweight world title -72.5 kg. 2003-11-18 Win Toshio Matsumoto K-1 World MAX 2003 Champions' Challenge Tokyo, Japan TKO (Corner Stoppage) 2 2:12 2003-07-05 Loss Albert Kraus K-1 World MAX 2003 Final, Semi Finals Saitama, Japan KO (Left Hook) 3 1:33 2003-07-05 Win Kozo Takeda K-1 World MAX 2003 Final, Quarter Finals Saitama, Japan KO (Left Hook) 2 0:46 2002-12-28 Win Jeremy Harminson Ring of Fire 6 Denver, Colorado, USA TKO (Ref Stop/Punches) 4 2002-05-11 Loss Masato K-1 World MAX 2002, Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2002-03-15 Win Ole Laursen K-1 World MAX 2002 USA, Final Denver, Colorado, USA Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 Wins K-1 World MAX 2002 USA tournament -70 kg and qualifies for K-1 World MAX 2002 Final. 2002-03-15 Win Melvin Murray K-1 World MAX 2002 USA, Semi Finals Denver, Colorado, USA KO (Knee Strikes) 2 1:03 2001-10-12 Win George Humbert Warriors Cup 4 Culver City, California, USA Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2001-05-05 Loss Alex Gong K-1 World GP 2001 Preliminary USA Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Decision (Split) 5 3:00 Fight was for Gong's I.S.K.A. Muay Thai Light Middleweight world title -72.5 kg. 2001-03-17 Win Pedro Villalobos Marconi Show Tustin, California, USA Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2001-02-25 Win Brian Popejoy Warriors Cup 2 Burbank, California, USA Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Wins I.M.T.C. Muay Thai Super Middleweight North American title -76 kg. 2000-09-09 Win Doug Evans Warriors Cup Irvine, California, USA Wins W.K.A. Muay Thai Super Middleweight USA title -76 kg. 2000-05-13 Win Steven Berkolyko Mohegan Sun Casino Uncasville, Connecticut, USA TKO (Corner Stoppage) 3 3:00 2000-03-18 Win Terrace James Ring of Fire Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

Amateur Kickboxing Record[link]

Amateur Kickboxing Record

12 Wins (9 (T)KO's), 2 Losses Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 1999-10-16 Win Shale Lapage I.K.F. Iowa Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA TKO (Referee Stoppage) 3 1:41 1999-09-05 Win Rob Wiley I.K.F. USA National Amateur Championships, Final Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Wins I.K.F. Muay Thai light middleweight U.S amateur tournament -72.5 kg. Ludwig only had one match as he had a walkthrough to the final. 1999-08-21 Win Terrace James I.K.F. "The Brawl in Bloomfield" Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Wins vacant I.K.F. Muay Thai super middleweight U.S amateur title -78 kg. 1999-06-05 Loss Tony Haddock I.K.F. Orlando "Rocks the House!!!" Orlando, Florida, USA TKO (Referee Stoppage) 2 0:51 Fight was for vacant I.K.F. international rules light middleweight U.S amateur title -72.5 kg. 1998-11-07 Win Grigoriy Flitsanov I.K.F. Iowa Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA Decision (Split) 3 3:00 1998-08-23 Loss Trevor Desjarlais I.K.F. Canada Calgary, Canada Decision 3 3:00 Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official UFC Profile
• Duane Ludwig on Twitter
• Professional MMA record for Duane Ludwig from Sherdog

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Albert Kraus
Kraus at the backstage of K-1 Turkey in 2007
Born	(1980-08-03) August 3, 1980 (age 31) Oss, Netherlands
Other names	The Hurricane
Nationality	Dutch
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Division	Welterweight Middleweight
Style	Boxing, Kickboxing
Team	Super Pro Gym
Trainer	Dennis Krauweel
Years active	1998–present
Kickboxing record
Total	85
Wins	67
By knockout	39
Losses	15
By knockout	3
Draws	3
Other information
Website	http://www.albert-kraus.com
last updated on: February 25, 2012

Albert “The Hurricane” Kraus (born August 3, 1980 in Oss) is a Dutch welterweight kickboxer. He was the first K-1 World MAX 2002 champion and has also held four separate world titles in kickboxing and Muay Thai. He is currently fighting out of Super Pro Gym in GLORY.

Biography and career[link]

Albert Kraus started boxing at 14 years old, later switching over to kickboxing aged 17 fighting out of Gino Albert Gym in Oss. In 1997 he had his first amateur fight, winning convincingly by first round knockout. After numerous amateur victories Kraus switched to Bully’s Gym in Rhenen. He would make his professional debut in 1999 in Rotterdam, defeating his opponent Kany via second round knockout. By 2001 he had won the Dutch F.I.M.A.C, European I.K.B.F and W.K.A World titles.^[1]

Kraus made his K-1 debut on February 24, 2002 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Netherlands and was invited to the inaugural K-1 MAX World Championship on May 11, 2002. In the tournament quarter finals he faced Shane Chapman from New Zealand and won the evenly fought battle by a single point on the three judges' cards to take a unanimous decision. In the semi finals Albert Kraus met local crowd favourite Masato. Kraus scored a down with a punch at 2:31 into the first round and held on to earn his second consecutive unanimous decision and advance to the finals. He needed just one minute to put Kaolan Kaovichit down with a punch combination to become the first-ever K-1 World Max Champion.^[2]

In 2003 Kraus switched to Super Pro Gym. He entered the K-1 World MAX 2003 World Tournament as reigning champion and tournament favourite. Kraus defeated both of his opponents by stoppage on route to the final but was unable to retain his title, losing to Masato by knockout at 2:26 of the second round. After the tournament Albert Kraus would continue fighting in a number of events in K-MAX and Super League, winning seven straight bouts through 2003 and 2004 and qualifying for the K-1 World MAX 2004 World Tournament Final where he would reach the semi finals. The following year, Albert Kraus would once more take part in the K-1 World MAX 2005 Championship defeating John Wayne Parr in the quarter finals only to lose to Thai fighter Buakaw Por. Pramuk in the semi finals. Despite the disappointment of another semi final defeat, Kraus would finish the year on a high by defeating Menno Dijkstra at Kraus's hometown of Oss to win the I.K.B.A. world title.

2006 would be a mixed year for Albert Kraus. He suffered an early exit at the quarter final stage of the K-1 World MAX 2006 World Championship to Gago Drago but did manage to regain his I.K.B.A. World title by defeating James Martinez. 2007 started badly for Albert as he lost two straight fights, including a shock decision loss to little known Japanese fighter Tatsuji. He improved as the year progressed qualifying for the 6th annual K-1 World MAX Final on October 3, 2007. Kraus fought and defeated Yoshihiro Sato by decision in the quarter finals and in the semis he met 2005 Champion Andy Souwer and lost the battle by majority decision. Souwer went on to fight Masato in the finals and eventually won the championship.^[3]

Kraus had a stuttering start to 2008, losing his W.F.C.A. Thai Boxing junior middleweight world title fight to Faldir Chahbari and missing out on qualification for the K-1 MAX World Final for the very first time - losing to Buakaw Por. Pramuk at the K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Final 16. Losing out on a place at the final seemed to re-invigorate Kraus as he went on a seven match winning streak throughout 2008 and the beginning of 2009 - a streak that included winning the 2008 "King Of The Ring" Welterweight World title.^[4] He finally tasted defeat at the K-1 World MAX 2009 Final 8 quarter final stage to eventual champion Giorgio Petrosyan. Since that defeat Albert Kraus has won five straight and has booked his place in the quarter finals of the forthcoming K-1 World MAX 2010 Final by defeating Hiroki Nakajima by decision at the K-1 World MAX 2010 World Championship Tournament Final 16. He again tasted defeat at the K-1 World MAX 2010 quarter final stage to the reigning champion Giorgio Petrosyan who would go on to win the tournament.

He knocked out Ekapop Sor Klinmee in round 1 at Fighterzone Kickboxing World Series MAX in Singapore on February 25, 2012.^[5]

He will next face Abraham Roqueñi on April 28, 2012 in Torrelavega, Spain.^[6]

Titles[link]

• 2011 SuperKombat Middleweight Champion (-72 kg)
• 2008 W.I.P.U. "King Of The Ring" Muay Thai Super Welterweight World Champion -70 kg
• 2005-06 I.K.B.A. Thai-Boxing World Champion -70 kg (1 title defense)
• 2003 K-1 World MAX Finalist
• 2002 K-1 World MAX Champion
• 2001 W.K.A. World Champion
• W.P.K.A. Benelux Champion 2000

Kickboxing record[link]

Kickboxing Record

67 Wins (39 (T)KO's, 32 Decisions), 15 Losses, 3 Draws Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2012-04-14 Loss Abraham Roqueñi Born To Fight Torrelavega, Spain Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2012-02-25 Win Ekapop Sor Klinmee Fighterzone Kickboxing World Series MAX Singapore KO (Right Uppercut) 1 2011-11-19 Win Alexander Schmitt SuperKombat World Grand Prix Final 2011 Darmstadt, Germany KO (Punches) 2 2:37 Wins SuperKombat Middleweight Title (-72  kg). 2011-09-25 Loss Yūji Nashiro K-1 World MAX 2011 -70kg Japan Tournament Final, Quarter-final Osaka, Osaka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2011-06-25 Win Yoshihiro Sato K-1 World MAX 2011 -63kg Japan Tournament Final, Super fight Tokyo, Japan Recount 3 3:00 2011-05-21 Win Marius Tiţă SuperKombat World Grand Prix I 2011 Bucharest, Romania KO (right high kick) 1 2011-03-12 Loss Batu Khasikov Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 3 Moscow, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2010-11-27 Win Mohammed Gur Mix Fight Gala XI Sindelfingen, Germany Decision 3 3:00 2010-11-08 Loss Giorgio Petrosyan K-1 World MAX 2010 Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2010-07-05 Win Hiroki Nakajima K-1 World MAX 2010 Final 16 - Part 1 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Qualifies for K-1 World MAX 2010 Final. 2010-06-12 Win Tefik Sucu Beast of the East 2010 Poland Gdynia, Poland KO (Left + Right Hook) 1 0:31 2010-03-07 Win William Diender Time For Action presents: Team SuperPro 10 Year Anniversary Nijmegen, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2009-12-12 Win Jan Mazur K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Tournament, Super Fight Prague, Czech Republic TKO (Ref Stop/3 Knockdowns) 3 1:30 2009-10-26 Win Kozo Takeda K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Final Yokohama, Japan TKO (Ref Stop) 2 2:19 2009-07-13 Loss Giorgio Petrosyan K-1 World MAX 2009 Final 8 Fukuoka, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Fails to qualify for K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Final. 2009-04-21 Win Yuichiro Nagashima K-1 World MAX 2009 Final 16 Fukuoka, Japan KO (Punches) 1 1:04 Qualifies for K-1 World MAX 2009 Final 8. 2009-02-23 Win Su Hwan Lee K-1 World MAX 2009 Japan Tournament Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2009-01-24 Win Warren Stevelmans Beast Of The East 2009 Zutphen, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00 2008-11-29 Win Buakaw Por. Pramuk It's Showtime 2008 Eindhoven Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00 2008-10-01 Win Yasuhiro Kido K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Reserve Fight Tokyo, Japan TKO (Doc Stop) 2 0:48 2008-07-07 Win Mike Zambidis K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Final 8 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Doc Stop/Cut) 3 3:00 2008-05-24 Win Ali Gunyar Gentleman Promotions Fightnight Tilburg, Netherlands KO (Knee Strike) 2 Wins vacant W.I.P.U. "King Of The Ring" Muay Thai Super Welterweight world title -70 kg. 2008-04-09 Loss Buakaw Por. Pramuk K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Final 16 Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 Fails to qualify for the K-1 World MAX 2008 World Championship Tournament Final 8. 2008-01-26 Loss Faldir Chahbari Beast of the East 2008 Zutphen, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 Fight was for vacant W.F.C.A. Thai-boxing junior middleweight world title -69.85 kg. 2007-12-16 Win Özkan Kose KlasH Champions Battlefield IV Oss, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00 2007-10-03 Loss Andy Souwer K-1 World MAX 2007 World Championship Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 2007-10-03 Win Yoshihiro Sato K-1 World MAX 2007 World Championship Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2007-07-21 Win Han Wul Kim K-1 Fighting Network KHAN 2007 Seoul, South Korea KO (High Kick) 1 2:03 2007-06-28 Win Virgil Kalakoda K-1 World MAX 2007 World Tournament Final Elimination Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Qualifies for K-1 World MAX 2007 World Championship. 2007-05-20 Win Peter Crooke K-1 UK MAX Tournament 2007 Pain & Glory, Super Fight London, England, UK Decision 3 3:00 2007-04-04 Loss Tatsuji K-1 World MAX 2007 World Elite Showcase Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2007-02-05 Loss Murat Direkci K-1 World MAX 2007 Japan Tournament Tokyo, Japan KO (Right Hook) 1 1:27 2006-12-17 Win James Martinez IKBO World Title Fight Oss, Netherlands TKO 2 Retains I.K.B.A. Thai-Boxing World Title -70 kg. 2006-11-24 Win Osvaldo Palma K-1 World MAX North European Qualification 2007 Stockholm, Sweden KO (Punches) 1 2:29 2006-09-04 Win Yoshihiro Sato K-1 World MAX 2006 Champions' Challenge Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 2006-06-30 Loss Gago Drago K-1 World MAX 2006 World Championship Quarter Finals Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2006-04-05 Win Ali Gunyar K-1 World MAX 2006 World Tournament Open Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Qualifies for K-1 World MAX 2006 World Championship. 2005-12-18 Win Menno Dijkstra I.K.B.A. World Championships Oss, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Wins I.K.B.A. Thai-Boxing World Title -70 kg. 2005-11-05 Win Chi Bin Lim K-1 Fighting Network Korea MAX 2005 Seoul, South Korea Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2005-10-12 Win Akira Ohigashi K-1 World MAX 2005 Champions' Challenge Tokyo, Japan KO (Punches) 2 1:31 2005-07-20 Loss Buakaw Por. Pramuk K-1 World MAX 2005 Championship Semi Finals Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2005-07-20 Win John Wayne Parr K-1 World MAX 2005 Championship Quarter Finals Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2005-05-04 Win Virgil Kalakoda K-1 World MAX 2005 World Tournament Open Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Qualifies for K-1 World MAX 2005 World Championship. 2005-02-23 Win Buakaw Por. Pramuk K-1 World MAX 2005 Japan Tournament Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Split) 4 3:00 2004-12-18 Win Jose Barradas SuperLeague Netherlands 2004 Uden, Netherlands KO (Punches) 1 2004-10-13 Loss Takayuki Kohiruimaki K-1 World MAX 2004 Champions' Challenge Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2004-09-19 Win Changpuek Chorsepasert Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2004 Quarter Finals Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Had to withdraw from tournament despite winning bout due to injury. 2004-07-07 Loss Masato K-1 World MAX 2004 World Tournament Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2004-07-07 Win Shamil Gaidarbekov K-1 World MAX 2004 World Tournament Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 2004-05-22 Win Mikel Colaj SuperLeague Switzerland 2004 Winterthur, Switzerland TKO 4 3:00 2004-04-07 Win Jadamba Narantungalag K-1 World MAX 2004 World Tournament Open Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 Qualifies for K-1 World MAX 2004 World Tournament. 2004-02-24 Win Takashi Ohno K-1 World MAX 2004 Japan Tournament Tokyo, Japan KO (Punches) 1 2:31 2003-12-06 Win Roman Logish SuperLeague Netherlands 2003 Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO (Corner Stop) 3 2003-11-18 Win Genki Sudo K-1 World MAX 2003 Champions' Challenge Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2003-09-27 Win Moussa Konaté SuperLeague Germany 2003 Wuppertal, Germany TKO (Corner Stop) 2 3:00 2003-07-05 Loss Masato K-1 World MAX 2003 World Tournament Final Saitama, Japan KO (Left Hook) 2 2:26 Fight was for K-1 World MAX 2003 World Championship title. 2003-07-05 Win Duane Ludwig K-1 World MAX 2003 World Tournament Semi Finals Saitama, Japan KO (Left Hook) 3 1:33 2003-07-05 Win Andy Souwer K-1 World MAX 2003 World Tournament Quarter Finals Saitama, Japan TKO (Doc Stop) 3 3:00 2003-03-01 Loss Mike Zambidis K-1 World MAX 2003 Japan Grand Prix Tokyo, Japan KO (Right Hook) 2 0:16 2002-10-11 Draw Masato K-1 World MAX 2002 Champions' Challenge Tokyo, Japan Decision Draw 5 3:00 2002-05-11 Win Kaolan Kaovichit K-1 World MAX 2002 World Tournament Final Tokyo, Japan KO (Punches) 1 1:00 Wins K-1 World MAX 2002 World Championship title. 2002-05-11 Win Masato K-1 World MAX 2002 World Tournament Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2002-05-11 Win Shane Chapman K-1 World MAX 2002 World Tournament Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2002-02-24 Win Francis Itay K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Netherlands Arnhem, Netherlands TKO 2 1:46 2001-09-23 Loss Kamal El Amrani Battle of Arnhem III Arnhem, Netherlands Decision 7 2:00 2000-09-03 Win Franklin Beuk "Veselic meets Dejpitak" Arnhem, Netherlands Decision 5 2:00 1999-02-07 Win Kany Matter of Honour Rotterdam, Netherlands KO 2 Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also[link]

• List of K-1 events
• List of male kickboxers
• List of K-1 champions
• List of kickboxing organizations

References[link]

External links[link]

• Albert Kraus Official Site
• Fighters Profile of Albert Kraus

Tyson Griffin
Born	Tyson Lee Griffin (1984-04-20) April 20, 1984 (age 28) Sacramento, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	148 lb (67 kg; 10.6 st)
Division	Featherweight (2004-2006, 2011-Present) Lightweight (2006-2010)
Reach	68 in (170 cm)
Fighting out of	Las Vegas, Nevada
Team	Xtreme Couture
Rank	purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active	2004–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	21
Wins	15
By knockout	6
By submission	3
By decision	6
Losses	6
By knockout	2
By decision	4
University	Santa Rosa Junior College
Notable school(s)	Albany High School
Website	http://www.tysongriffin.tv/
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: September 09, 2009

Tyson Lee Griffin (born April 20, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist from Albany, California. Griffin currently fights as a Featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Early life[link]

Griffin was a standout wrestler at Albany High School and moved on to wrestle at Skyline Junior College before dropping out. He began training at David Terrell's NorCal Fighting Alliance and the Cesar Gracie Academy. During his first mixed martial arts training session, Terrell cut two gashes over Griffin's left eye, requiring stitches. Griffin states that he committed himself to a career in MMA while in the hospital waiting room. His mother supported him during his first year of training, but after his professional debut he had to get side jobs to support himself through his early career.^[1]

Mixed martial arts career[link]

Tyson Griffin began his professional career in 2004 in the Gladiator Challenge promotion. In his third bout, he dropped to featherweight to earn a TKO victory over future World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight champion Urijah Faber, which stood as Faber's only defeat for over three years. Griffin went on to win all of his first six fights before facing Duane Ludwig at Strikeforce: Revenge. He won the bout by TKO in the first round, attracting the attention of major promotions. After considering offers from Pride Fighting Championship and the UFC, Griffin signed with the UFC so that he could continue to fight stateside. While cornering for David Terrel at UFC 59 in Las Vegas, Griffin had an opportunity to meet members of the Xtreme Couture camp for the first time.^[1]

Griffin made his UFC debut at UFC 63 against David Lee. He won the bout by rear naked choke in the first round. Griffin used the prize money to move to Las Vegas and joined the Xtreme Couture camp.^[1] Former teammate Nick Diaz criticized Griffin as a "gym jumper", but Griffin rejected the accusation.^[2] He began 2007 with a fight against Frank Edgar at UFC 67. The back-and-forth bout ended with Edgar trapped in a tight kneebar, but the judges unanimously scored the bout in his favor, handing Griffin his first professional loss. He rebounded with two decision victories over Clay Guida and Thiago Tavares at UFC 72 and UFC 76, respectively. All three of his bouts in 2007 were judged in the top 10 best of year.^[3]

In 2008, Griffin won unanimous decision victories over Gleison Tibau at UFC 81 and Marcus Aurélio at UFC 86.

He next faced Sean Sherk at UFC 90, in a fight with title contention implications. In another three-round war, Griffin lost by unanimous decision, after a hard fought fight.

Griffin defeated Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann via unanimous decision.

He won against Hermes Franca via KO in the second round at UFC 103, this was his first victory via stoppage in three years.^[4]

Griffin was scheduled to face Jim Miller on January 2, 2010 at UFC 108,^[5] but was forced off the card with an injury.^[6]

Griffin fought Xtreme Couture training partner Evan Dunham on June 12, 2010 at UFC 115.^[7] He lost the fight via split decision.

Griffin faced former PRIDE Lightweight Champion, Takanori Gomi on August 1, 2010 at UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko, replacing an injured Joe Stevenson.^[8] Griffin lost via KO (punch) at 1:04 of the first round. This marks the first time Griffin has lost back to back fights, as well as the first time he had been stopped in a fight as all of his previous losses have gone to a decision. Griffin was visibly upset with the loss; pacing around the octagon and refusing to shake Gomi's hand.

Griffin was defeated by Nik Lentz on November 20, 2010 at UFC 123 by split decision. After the bout it was revealed that Griffin had failed a post-fight drug screening, testing positive for marijuana.^[9]

Griffin posted a video, stating that he was dropping to the UFC's featherweight division.^[10]

Griffin next faced Manvel Gamburyan on June 26, 2011 at UFC on Versus 4.^[11] He won the fight via majority decision.

Griffin lost to Bart Palaszewski on October 29, 2011 at UFC 137 via first round KO.^[12] During weigh ins, Griffin had failed to make the featherweight limit, coming in 3 pounds over. Griffin was fined 25 percent of his earnings and the bout took place at a catchweight of 148 lb.^[13]

Championships and achievements[link]

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Fight Of The Night (Five Times)

• Gladiator Challenge
  • GC Lightweight Championship (1 Time)

Mixed martial arts record[link]

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